Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

welder's anthrax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: welder's an-thrax
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease that closely resembles anthrax but is produced by a different type of bacterium and is seemingly associated with welders and other metalworkers.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined in 2022 in a paper that noted a cluster of cases.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does welder's anthrax mean?: A disease that closely resembles anthrax but is produced by a different type of bacterium and is seemingly associated with welders and other metalworkers.
Where does welder's anthrax come from?: Coined in 2022 in a paper that noted a cluster of cases.

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